A critic-proof reality show in which contestants perform extreme (and not infrequently gross) tests---from getting into a pit filled with scorpions or rats to walking through a burning building to eating a sheep's eyes---in hopes of winning a grand prize (more…)A critic-proof reality show in which contestants perform extreme (and not infrequently gross) tests---from getting into a pit filled with scorpions or rats to walking through a burning building to eating a sheep's eyes---in hopes of winning a grand prize. The series has proven to be undeniably popular and is in no danger of winning a Peabody Award.

Season 6 Episode Guide

Contestants perform stomach-churning stunts on a farm. Included: bobbing for pig parts; retrieving frozen poultry from vats filled with lard; and getting dragged by a tractor while being showered with fertilizer. Also: Joe Rogan travels to the Bronx for a “home invasion.”

It's a young vs. older clash, with two teams of couples in their 20s in competition with two teams of couples over 40. Included: a tug-of-war on the roof of a very tall building; a challenge that involves Madagascar hissing cockroaches; and a highway-driving stunt. Also: Joe Rogan gives someone in Bunker Hill, W.Va., the chance to win a $5000 prize.

Viewers voted online and selected the four couples competing in challenges, which involve a muddy search for objects, a junkyard encounter with attack dogs, and an airborne bus. Also: a “home invasion” stunt in Portland, Ore.

Teams compete in fiery challenges for a $50,000 prize. The first stunt involves a fireboat armed with water cannons. Later, contestants are forced to eat a concoction made with dangerously hot ingredients and attempt to get down a flaming slide the fastest. Joe Rogan hosts.

Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps battle for $50,000 in challenges that take place on and around the USS Hornet aircraft carrier in Alameda, Cal. Included: a 100-foot drop from a helicopter; a stunt involving boa constrictors, live leeches, pig insides and rotten fish; and a challenge in which hand grenades get tossed from the top of a speeding truck. Also: a “home invasion” in Louisville.

“Freaks and geeks” compete for $50,000 by taking part in a helicopter and Jet Ski trick, followed by a challenge that involves passing objects from player to player using only the contestants' mouths. Finally, four-wheelers are launched off piers. Also: Joe Rogan travels to Huntsville, Ala., for a “home invasion” stunt.

Mother-and-son teams vie for $50,000. The show begins with the guys having to balance their moms on their shoulders while standing on a small ledge 100 feet in the air. Afterward, contestants have to get past biting snakes and other icky obstacles in a kitchen challenge. Lastly, there's a stunt that involves driving a car underneath a moving semi truck.

A Mohawk and a shaved head are among the possibilities when contestants must get a randomly chosen hairstyle before moving on in the competition. Later, an explosion occurs when teams connect two electrical wires from within a container that is dangling more than 200 feet above water. Also: a “home invasion” stunt in Hagerstown, Md.

Duos attempt to retrieve $1 million from a submerged armored car. The teams obtain keys to the vehicle by taking part in challenges, including a breathtaking helicopter stunt and another that involves rats, spiders and fire. Also: Joe Rogan offers ordinary folks from Phoenix the chance to win a $5000 prize.